For Immediate Release

June 4, 2009

Contact: Peggy Hamill, State Director, (262) 796-1111, cell (414) 416-0489
Or Virginia Zignego, Communications Director, (262) 796-1111, cell (262) 370-3993

Pro-Life Wisconsin joins American Life League in telling the truth about contraception

June 7 marks the 44th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Griswold v. Connecticut. This was the first of many decisions leading to the culture of death we live in today.

When the Supreme Court decided the Griswold v. Connecticut case, it set a legal precedent by claiming the Constitution grants women the “right to privacy” in matters of sexual practice. This meant Connecticut and the rest of the United States could not stop a married woman from obtaining birth control pills. The ruling paved the way for abortion on demand in the United States. Pro-Life Wisconsinites will gather throughout the state to mark the anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut.

This year’s Griswold anniversary comes as the Wisconsin Legislature prepares to vote on the biennial budget bill. Regrettably, the current budget bill contains two onerous birth control mandates that violate the lawful conscience rights of pro-life pharmacists and health insurers. The first would force Wisconsin pharmacies to dispense prescribed contraceptive drugs or devices “without delay.” The second would force public and private health insurance plans to cover contraceptive drugs and devices. Ironically, it appears the Griswold “right to privacy” has morphed into a public mandate forcing everyone to embrace birth control whether they want to or not.

Marking the anniversary of Griswold, Pro-Life Wisconsin joins American Life League in “Protest the Pill Day.” Prayer vigils will be held across the country. For more information on “Protest the Pill Day,” go to ThePillKills.com.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Juneau County will gather at Family Planning Health Services, 522 Hwy. 82 E in Mauston, on June 7 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Sheboygan County will offer a Holy Hour for an end to the contraception mentality at St. Clement’s Catholic Church, N. 6th St. and New York Ave., in Sheboygan on June 10 from noon to 5 p.m.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Winnebago/Outagamie will gather at Planned Parenthood in Appleton, 3800 N. Gillett St., on June 9 at 10 a.m.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Milwaukee County will gather at Planned Parenthood on Hwy. 100 and Lincoln Ave in West Allis, on June 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. An ice cream social will follow.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Jefferson County will gather at the Planned Parenthood in Johnson Creek on June 7 from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. An ice cream social will be held after.

- Pro-Life Eau Claire will gather for prayer on June 6 at 11 a.m. at Planned Parenthood, 1231 Menomonee St., in Eau Claire.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Dane County will hold a prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood on Orin Rd. in Madison on June 8 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Walworth County will hold a prayer vigil on June 9, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Planned Parenthood in Delavan.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Kenosha County will gather on June 5 at 11 a.m. at the Planned Parenthood on Roosevelt Rd. and 36th Ave. in Kenosha.

- PLW Rock County will hold a vigil on June 5 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the local abortion mill, 10th St. and Broadway, Rockford, Ill.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Marathon County will have a prayer vigil at Family Planning Health Services in Wausau at 3 p.m. on June 4.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Portage County and the Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe will hold a prayer vigil on June 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin Rapids. An additional vigil will be held on June 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Stevens Point at the Family Planning Health Services on Division St.

- Pro-Life Wisconsin Fond du Lac County will have a prayer vigil on Tuesday, June 9 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Planned Parenthood in Fond du Lac, located at 333 N. Peters Ave.

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